Introduction to Agricultural Economics

Name: Introduction to Agricultural Economics
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ISBN: 9780131024687

ISBN-10: 013102468X

ISBN-13: 9780131024687

Edition: 1996

Authors: John B. Penson, Oral Capps, C. Parr Rosson

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Book details

List price: $85.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 525
Size: 7.09" wide x 9.45" long
Weight: 2.046
Language: English



Introduction


What is Agricultural Economics?


The U.S. Food and Fiber Industry


Understanding Consumer Behavior


Theory of Consumer Behavior


Consumer Equilibrium and Market Demand


Measurement and Interpretation of Elasticities


Business Behavior and Market Equilibrium


Assessing Business Performance


Introduction to Production and Resource Use


Economics of Input Substitution


Economics of Product Substitution


Market Equilibrium and Product Price: Perfect Competition


Market Equilibrium and Product Price: Imperfect Competition


Government in the Food and Fiber Industry


Government Intervention in Agriculture


Supporting Farm Prices and Incomes


Macroeconomics of Agriculture


Product Markets and National Output


Consequences of Business Fluctuations


Money, Money Markets, and Monetary Policy


Fiscal Policy and Budget Deficits


Macroeconomic Policy and Agriculture


International Agricultural Trade


Agriculture and International Trade


Exchange Rates and Agricultural Trade


Why Nations Trade


Agricultural Trade Policy


Emerging Issues in Agricultural Trade: the Formation of Preferential Trading Arrangements


Index